THE GOSPEL IN YESHUA THE MESSIAH

C. To be Eligible for the Royal Priesthood:

Besides sharing in the Body of Messiah, we must be baptized with the Holy Spirit and with fire. 

I repeat: 

1) Faith, true Confession of Yeshua, Repentance and Obedience to His commandments are necessary to be saved. That is, one can see the Kingdom of G-d²⁵ as one can see the Tabernacle from the Court, but cannot enter it. Likewise, one can see but not enter the Golden City, the Heavenly Jerusalem. One’s name is not in the Register of the Assembly of the Firstborn, nor in the Book of Life of the Lamb²⁶. One’s name is registered in the Book of Life only, in which all the saints who are not members of the Body of Messiah are listed²⁷. 

2) All the above, plus correct water baptism is necessary: 

to be joined into Messiah’s death and resurrection²⁸; 

to be joined into His Body, in order to share in His heavenly origin, and incorruptible, divine nature²⁹; 

to be registered among the Assembly of the Firstborn³⁰;

to have one's Name listed in the Book of Life of the Lamb³¹; and

to have the right to enter the Golden City³². 

3) All the above plus the Baptism with the Holy Spirit and with Fire is necessary: 

to be eligible to member among the immortal, royal Priesthood of G-d. Without these three witnesses, the Blood, the Water and the Holy Spirit³³, one is not eligible.

(Note: It is what one does with these gifts and one’s new life in Yeshua that determines whether or not one also qualifies³⁴ for this priesthood. 

D. What Steps of Salvation are Necessary for a Jew?

The same requirements apply: believe, confess, repent, and obey. The Jew has no privilege or advantage over the Gentile for reason of being a Jew^c. Salvation makes no distinction between Jew or Gentile³⁵. The only distinguishing mark between Hebrew and Egyptian to be saved from the destroying angel was the blood of the Lamb on the doorposts and lintels. 

Likewise, the only distinguishing mark for Jew or Gentile to be saved from eternal death is the blood of the Lamb of G-d, Yeshua. A Jew will not be inscribed in the Book of Life, nor in the Book of Life of the Lamb, on account of being a Jew. The only advantage he will  have over the Gentile is, that he shall rank first. For he was the FIRSTBORN and rightful HEIR of G-d, a descendant of Shem, a son of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, born in that household. Therefore his privilege will be that of leading the throng of the "saved"³⁶. Nevertheless, without baptism he won’t either have the right to enter the Golden City, because his share is - like the Gentile's - in the Court, and not in the Sanctuary. 

E. The Same equality Applies to Baptism: the Jew has no Advantage over the Gentile.³⁷ 

The only priviledge the Jew has is his natural position as firstborn and heir. As Judah always led the throng of the tribes of Israel, both in breaking up or setting up camp³⁸, correspondingly shall the Jews lead the throng of the saved. It is the birthright of the Jew³⁹. 

F. To be Eligible for the Royal Priesthood the Same Requirements Apply.

Whether Jew or Gentile, both must have the baptism with the Holy Spirit. In each of these stages of salvation the requirements are the same for both. No distinction is made between the two except for the one already mentioned --- the birthright of the Jew. In each category it places him in the lead.  

G. Notwithstanding --- A Jew may obtain Eternal Life by keeping TORAH...

...IF he does not transgress, but is blameless in observing all the commandments⁴⁰. If this were not so, then Moses would have been a liar, and all Jews before Messiah’s Coming would have perished, including king David, and Daniel, Nehemiah and Ezra, Mordecai and queen Esther, and others. No, a Jew may indeed live by the Law, but this life will be as much inferior as the first Adam is inferior to the last Adam, as the earthen glory is inferior to the heavenly one. A Jew who bases his righteousness on the works of the Law and not on the salvation in Messiah will be recorded in the Book of Life, and will be judged and rewarded by the Law. He has no share in Messiah whatsoever. For this reason the apostle Paul, this former Pharisee of Pharisees, counted as loss whatever gain he may have had from observing the Law blamelessly, that he may obtain the supreme gain of being found in Messiah⁴¹. 

Conversely, the unbelieving Gentile is far from the commonwealth of Israel, a stranger and alien to the covenants of promise, and therefore without G-d and hope in the world⁴². If the life in him is darkness, he will perish. If he has light, he will be judged by it⁴³.